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First, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said a vote will happen “in the coming weeks,” putting Republicans on notice they will have to stake out a position on same-sex marriage — which enjoys broad public support, but is opposed by some key elements of the GOP base — before voters head to the polls in November.

“A vote will happen on the Senate floor in the coming weeks and I hope there will 10 Republicans to support it,” Schumer told reporters.

Second, a bipartisan group of senators is finalizing language concerning religious liberty protections to appease concerns of several Republican senators who are skittish about supporting the bill but who are seen as the among the most likely to vote for the measure. …

The Senate usually is more bipartisan than the House, where in July 47 Republicans — nearly a quarter of the GOP conference — voted for the measure. It would defy the norms of this Congress if a smaller percentage of Senate Republicans than House Republicans ultimately back the bill.